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Rychagov, Nikita
FM🇪🇪FIDE 4508394· Male· Estonia· Born in 2005
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Nikita Rychagov, a 21-year-old Estonian FIDE Master, is rated 2295 — just 9 short of his peak of 2304 (May 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships, and Estonian Team Championship 2026. Also played 20 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 10 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached Estonian #13 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #4, #7 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2341·Blz2234
All-time high
2304
−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,278 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Estonian rank: #13
at age 21 · rated 2304
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 2304
at age 21
May 2026
2025
1st Estonian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2249
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2226 → 2295
Tournaments
9
60 games
Score
37/ 6061.7%
29W16D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsLuong Phuong HanhWGM2,121·6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A·R9·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #107 | 2252 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #83 | 2432 | +44.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2245 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2315 | +14.6 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | SF | 2318 | +18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+9 −35 =6
50 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSofia BlokhinWFM
🇪🇪EST·2118
+26 −7 =12
45 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndrei ShishkovIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+12 −17 =11
40 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniil ShnurovCM
🇪🇪EST·2223
+22 −7 =11
40 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsTormi KullCM
🇪🇪EST·2127
+22 −4 =6
32 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Estonia
#13
out of 602 players
Europe
#2,870
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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